Xen users - May 2012 - Xen 4.0.3 on Linux 2.6.32 failed to shutdown gracefully, but reboot instead

Hi,

I have successfully setup Xen 4.0.3 on Ubuntu 10.04 (Kernel 2.6.32 from 
Jeremy''s branch). However, the server failed to shutdown gracefully
when
using Xen multi-boot, it turned out to reboot instead. When  booting to 
the kernel alone without multi-boot, the server could shutdown gracefully.

I hope someone could point me how to shutdown the server gracefully when 
using Xen multi-boot options.

Thanks a lot.

John Mok

Hi,

I have successfully setup and are running Xen 4.0.3 on Ubuntu 10.04 
(Kernel 2.6.32 from Jeremy''s branch). However, the server failed to 
power down gracefully with Xen multi-boot (e.g. using shutdown or 
poweroff commands), it turned out to reboot instead. When  booting to 
the kernel alone without multi-boot, the server could power down gracefully.

I hope someone could point me how to power down the server gracefully 
when using Xen multi-boot options.

Thanks a lot.

John Mok

Hi,

I have successfully setup and are running Xen 4.0.3 on Ubuntu 10.04 
(Kernel 2.6.32 from Jeremy''s branch). However, the server failed to 
power down gracefully with Xen multi-boot (e.g. using shutdown or 
poweroff commands), it turned out to reboot instead. When  booting to 
the kernel alone without multi-boot, the server could power down gracefully.

I hope someone could point me how to power down the server gracefully 
when using Xen multi-boot options.

Thanks a lot.

John Mok

On 18 May 2012 16:32, John Mok <jmok@attglobal.net>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have successfully setup and are running Xen 4.0.3 on Ubuntu 10.04 (Kernel
> 2.6.32 from Jeremy's branch). However, the server failed to power down
> gracefully with Xen multi-boot (e.g. using shutdown or poweroff commands),
> it turned out to reboot instead. When  booting to the kernel alone without
> multi-boot, the server could power down gracefully.
Hi!

I have this problem too, but only with hvm guests (i.e. windows domU).
I've read about something about this problem and I've found out that
XenWindowsGplPv drivers have to be installed. The problem is that installing
such drivers, make my domUs unstable and unusable.
Do you have this problem even on PV guests?

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Flavio

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Hi,

What I tried to do was to power down dom0 gracefully. The server 
rebooted instead of powered down and stayed off. When the server booted 
to the same kernel without multi-boot, the dom0 could be power down 
gracefully either with "shutdown now" or "poweroff"
commands.

I used the lastest XenWindowsGplPV drivers 11.0.357 on Windows 2003/2008 
x64 and found no problem. The domU(s) responded to "xm shutdown"
command
and shutdown gracefully.

John Mok

On 5/18/2012 10:39 PM, Flavio wrote:
> On 18 May 2012 16:32, John Mok<jmok@attglobal.net>  wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have successfully setup and are running Xen 4.0.3 on Ubuntu 10.04
(Kernel
>> 2.6.32 from Jeremy''s branch). However, the server failed to
power down
>> gracefully with Xen multi-boot (e.g. using shutdown or poweroff
commands),
>> it turned out to reboot instead. When  booting to the kernel alone
without
>> multi-boot, the server could power down gracefully.
> Hi!
>
> I have this problem too, but only with hvm guests (i.e. windows domU).
> I''ve read about something about this problem and I''ve
found out that
> XenWindowsGplPv drivers have to be installed. The problem is that
installing
> such drivers, make my domUs unstable and unusable.
> Do you have this problem even on PV guests?
>

On 18 May 2012 16:51, John Mok <jmok@attglobal.net>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What I tried to do was to power down dom0 gracefully. The server rebooted
> instead of powered down and stayed off. When the server booted to the same
> kernel without multi-boot, the dom0 could be power down gracefully either
> with "shutdown now" or "poweroff" commands.
>
> I used the lastest XenWindowsGplPV drivers 11.0.357 on Windows 2003/2008
x64
> and found no problem. The domU(s) responded to "xm shutdown"
command and
> shutdown gracefully.
Well, please excuse me. I''ve read too much quickly your first post and
I''ve realized that you
are not talking about the problem I''ve had on my XEN setup. You talk
about dom0,
and I was talking about hvm domUs. I''m sorry for that, but I
don''t
know how to help
you.

Best Regards,

Flavio